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bb99 , this solution is not very handy. I want ZM to connect to camera only when this camera is selected in ZM interface. In out case ZM is always in use, but operators use several (not all) cameras for live viewing. I just don't want ZM wastes network bandwidth for cameras that operators are not ...

Hello! In monitor mode zoneminder continuously streams video from my cameras. Even if you don't look at the camera in zoneminder, it still continue to stream. I use Wi-Fi cameras and this continuous streaming eats up lots of bandwidth! Is there any way to force zoneminder connect to video stream ...

Yes. Thanks again. Help for ZM_V4L_MULTI_BUFFER: Performance when using Video 4 Linux devices is usually best if multiple buffers are used allowing the next image to be captured while the previous one is being processed. If you have multiple devices on a card sharing one input that requires ...

PacoLM, thanks for a tip.
This option was enabled. I turned it off and this helped!

Hi there! I have GV800 card with 8 channels. I've managed to get it into zoneminder with Neppon instructions. But.. When I use only first 4 cameras -- everyting is OK. And when I use cameras 5-8 using channel 1 on /dev/video0 .. /dev/video3 my first 4 cameras' video became identical to 5-8. How to ...